Mountainside High School
Wittmann · AZ · Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) · Public
At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
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How Mountainside High School compares for families
What families should know about Mountainside High School.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ThrivePoint High School at Surprise, Wickenburg High School, Highland Prep and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
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University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThrivePoint High School at Surprise SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 12.4 | 323 | +116.8% |
| Wickenburg High School WICKENBURG |
Public | 18.8 | 384 | -20.3% |
| Highland Prep SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 13.7 | 505 | +2.0% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep PEORIA |
Public · charter | 17.5 | 324 | +20.0% |
| BASIS Peoria PEORIA |
Public · charter | 15.1 | 286 | +6.7% |
| Imagine Prep Surprise SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 251 | -17.4% |
| Peoria Accelerated High School PEORIA |
Public · charter | 21.0 | 496 | -2.4% |
| American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 Surprise |
Public · charter | 15.6 | 791 | +132.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantMountainside High School is a public high school in Wittmann, AZ, enrolling 378 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 60% from 2023 to 2024.
It has about 756 students per school counselor.
16% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Mountainside High School? Mountainside High School is a public high school in Wittmann, AZ, enrolling 378 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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